![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-1200x800.jpg)
![In celebration of winning his second straight state title in the 215 weight class, junior Carter Brown backflips before leaving the mat. Brown won his bout against junior Kobe Rhymes of North Kansas City High School by fall in just 41 seconds. "Carter does what Carter does. We expect [success] out of him and his goals are bigger than the state championship," coach Sam Ritchie said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_2784-1200x800.jpg)
Second Late Start Monday saw no noticeable improvements
The second Late Start Monday of the year was on September 9, but the results were not better than the first.
The Late Start days were implemented to replace monthly half days, and they make school start a hour and a half later than normal every other Monday. However, this extra time has caused some major problems for students.
The first Late Start Day, which was on August 26, led to only 85 students being late to first hour. During the most recent Late Start Monday however, 100 students arrived tardy.
“The students need to learn to restructure their morning so that they can get here before school starts,” Principal John Shaughnessy said.
“Some of them are doing things like stopping at Starbucks, or McDonalds before coming to school, and it’s giving them less time to get to the school,” Shaughnessy added.
Despite these problems, Shaughnessy said that he wouldn’t change anything about the new policy.
“I think that the Late Start Mondays are a great addition to our school year, a great addition for staff professional development, and I think that 90 minutes every other Monday is a perfect amount of time for the students to have,” Shaughnessy said.
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![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-600x400.jpg)
